Many have continued to dwell on the main headlines worrying about the prospect of a euro zone break-up, a hard landing in China, or a recession in the U.S., among many others.

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The plane's racy design, smooth fiberglass-composite body, BMW-like interior, dazzling computer instrumentation and an onboard parachute ready to float both the plane and passengers to a life-saving landing, if necessary, formed a clean break from the past.

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"Together, we proved that a human in freefall can break the speed of sound returning from near space, going through a transonic phase and landing safely on the ground, " said Dr Jonathan Clark, a former space shuttle flight surgeon and the Red Bull Stratos medical director.

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The landing strip is just a tiny break in the rain forest's canopy.

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Neath led 10-6 at the break, Shane Williams grabbing an early try which he converted before landing a penalty.

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Or eavesdrop as producer Melissa Bernstein recalls the wild story of attaching a camera to a weather balloon only to have it break loose and fly 200 miles before landing largely intact.

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Three minutes before the break, Mick Monaghan's run set up Myler for a second, Brett Hodgson landing a second successive conversion to reduce the half-time deficit to six points.

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